Aga ranges

Well, I still think overall it was suggested here if people don’t sacrifice to buy the top of the top, they end up with junk. Whether with an automobile or a range. Or a stroller, the other big debate always on Brownstoner. It rubs me the wrong way and it’s unfamiliar to me. I grew up in the Midwest and though we were very comfortable financially, we just didn’t participate in that kind of thing (much to my chagrin as a teen, believe me). My father could afford Armani but he wears whatever he found on clearance in the local department store or Sears. I really do think the new way to be in our society is to be less focused on status items. It’s feeling more modern and cool. We’re seeing it. Like the handmade movement. Green re-use movement. It’s awesome.

Anyway, apologies for again going off topic!

Traditionalmod, I usually dig your posts, but I think you’re a bit off target this time. I actually shared a similar reaction to your post about the Brits with Townhouse Lady (although I would not have expressed in quite the same way she did). 🙂 If you follow the line of discussion from Cmu to Dittoburg, Dittoburg doesn’t come off as snobbish. He’s only suggesting that countries can produce all kinds of things that can be either “good” or “bad,” including America. He even qualified his reference to some of America’s lemons as being “not really fair tho.” Similarly, just because the Aga is a British product doesn’t immediately render it suspect is the point.

Well, you are right, Hancock1 and DeepBTUz, we have definitely gotten off the track of initial point of the post. Although IMO, whenever Agas come up for discussion, this kind of passionate back and forth that strays far from the point of origin is pretty typical.

Townhouselady, it was Dittoburg who brought up the Brits and he listed the luxury items they make then indicated Americans make or do nothing of quality. Dittoburg’s snobbery is what I was reacting to. Try reading up a little further! Goodness.

Silly question – how do you correctly pronounce “Aga”? I’ve heard it 3 different ways, none of which from anyone from the UK, just pretentious Americans. Last time I was in London, I was going to ask, but I didn’t want to sound like an ignorant Yank, and no one brought it up in conversation.

Is it Awe-ga? like awesome
Ahh-ga?
or ay-ga? long a, like amen

traditionalmod where are you going with this? Are you mad at the Brits for making those things? Should they cringe in shame because they made a stove and not a rocket? Are all of your life successes meaningless because you haven’t discovered the cure for cancer?

I don’t get it.

Tangent, sorry.